[Gintama] Where is the soft girl that was agreed?

What Oboro conveyed was the will of General Tokugawa.

Although he promised his elder brother Qingji to return as soon as possible, but the riot during the day, coupled with the wet and slippery rain, it was already late when the carriage arrived at the mansion of the Kujo Clan in Kokamachi.

The drizzle has stopped for a long time, and the sun is shining in the distance. The deep ink color is advancing slowly, eating up most of the sky, and the weak voice of the cicada is crying in the grass.Jiutiao Xiashi jumped out of the carriage, with the sound of wheels fading away behind her, the door was slowly opened, and the guard inside the door bowed until she was far away, and then slowly closed the wooden door.

The people in the mansion didn't know why they ran up and down, their expressions were in a hurry, and even the guards were dispatched.Xia Shi Jiutiao was not in the mood to pay attention to these things. There was no sign of damage to the main entrance, and the interior was still operating normally. Even if some "little thief" got in, the defense of her brother and parents would be strengthened without her reminding her. she……

His fingertips touched the cold scabbard at his waist, and Kujo Natsumi went straight back to the room.

Pulling open the paper door, the moment she stepped into the room, she sensed the presence of someone else in the room. The girl pulled out her sword. There was a bang sound, the crisp sound of iron rubbing, and received the samurai who attacked from the side|The girl's side of the sword Over the head, after staring at the people in the room, both of them were stunned.

"Miss! What happened?" The guard who was patrolling not far away hurried up after hearing the movement.

The moment Kujo Xia Shi was stunned, she was dragged into the room by the man's wrist, and closed the paper door. When the man's breath approached, she tensed her muscles instinctively. Samurai | The sword didn't cut off immediately, so the man took advantage of the loophole.After the paper door was closed, the man who held her wrist pressed the girl against the wall next to her, and fixed the samurai sword in her hand. Under the girl's vigilant and cold gaze, he took the lead to put the sword back into its sheath, The other hand covered her mouth: "This is an accident! Anyway, let's talk first? Don't expose me here, or Ah Yin is really dead this time and can't die anymore, that , Xia, Xia Shi? Did you understand what I said? Give me a reaction first?"

The girl nodded.

Heaved a sigh of relief, just as Sakata Yinshi let go of the girl's mouth, he heard her shout: "Come here!"

Kujo Natsushi avoided Sakata Gintoki's astonished gaze, and when the man jumped out of the open window next to him, the paper door was suddenly opened by the guards, and the man who rushed to the front looked anxious: "Miss ! Are you all right?"

"It's okay." Xia Shi Jiutiao stood up straight and left the wall, "A cockroach ran in just now, but it's gone now."

The guard looked surprised.

"Is there any problem?" Jiutiao Xiashi slightly raised his eyes.

"No..." Defensive thought for a while, and asked cautiously, "Is the cockroach mentioned by the eldest lady alluding to something? For example... an intruder or something?"

"No." She blinked and said seriously, "The cockroach I'm talking about is the one with two whiskers on top of its head. I'm afraid of cockroaches, is that weird?"

"Don't dare... I will immediately notify the maid to bring in the insecticide." The guard responded with a wry smile.

"No need, I don't like the smell." She said casually, "Go and do your work."

"Yes!" After the garrison rushed in and left the room like a tide, the girl put the samurai sword she had stored on the side of the knife holder, and was about to replace the haori when she heard the man's lazy voice behind her. Voice: "What you said just now, is it a cover-up? Miss Jiutiao~"

After she was slightly stunned, she turned her head, and Sakata Gintoki was lying on the window with his chin resting on his back, looking at her.

The knife rest was near the window. After realizing it, she immediately ran off the knife rest. At the same time, Sakata Gintoki put his hands on the window sill, turned back quickly, and rushed to the knife rest.

Almost at the same time, the two held the samurai|sword on the knife holder, but Sakata Gintoki held the handle of the knife, while she got the scabbard.

"You don't need to make it so scary as soon as we meet. And I was the one who was chopped off last time, why are you so vigilant?" Sakata Gintoki plucked his hair and sighed, "Shall we talk?"

"I'm afraid you will cut it back." She answered honestly, pursing her lips slightly, "Besides, talking is only necessary when the two parties have misunderstandings or common interests. There is no need to talk about me, the daughter of the barbarians, and Bai Yasha, the leader of the anti-barbarian army."

"You are quite right, but ah~ Is it okay if there is a misunderstanding? Can the discussion go on like this?" Sakata Gintoki raised his eyebrows slightly, and with the other hand he took off the samurai|sword from his waist, "Both Put all the knives here, whoever touches first before the talk is over is Xiaoqiang with two beards~"

"Are you a child?" Kujo Natsumi tugged at the scabbard in her hand, and the samurai who was held by Sakata Gintoki at the other end | Looking tough, "We have nothing to talk about, and there is no misunderstanding."

"Ah, is that so? Then please kindly explain to Miss Kujo why she didn't kill me so many times before? The time when Konoe China attacked, the time in the village, and the time when she fell off the cliff , By the way, when you tricked me into going up the mountain, you can also use poison|medicine directly, use anesthetics or something, it’s too gentle~" Putting his samurai|sword on the knife holder, Sakata Gintoki pulled up the dazed The girl walked towards the screen, then stretched out her hand, dragged the boy who was hiding behind the screen by his back collar, and looked at the girl, "More importantly, have you thought about how to justify this kid? Is it? An incompletely blackened half-baked lady?"

"Xia, sister Xia Shi?" Terao Taro, who was held by Sakata Gintoki, stammered, and lowered his head with a dry smile.

Kujo Natsumi recalled that when she opened the door and came in, Sakata Gintoki also froze for a moment, probably understanding that it was Terao Taro who led the way.

"Silver..." Biting his tongue, swallowing the habitual address, Natsumi Kutiao took a deep breath with his eyes closed, resisting the soreness in his heart, and when he opened his eyes again, he had recovered his usual composure. "What kind of answer do you want to hear, Sakata Gintoki?"

The eyes of the two met in silence in the smudged room, and there was nothing to say for a while, only Taro Terao swallowed nervously, trying to ease the atmosphere with a poor mouth, but couldn't find the time to speak.

The sound of approaching heavy footsteps sounded outside the door, Kutiao Xia Shi's heart skipped a beat, and knocks on the door came one after another.

The place where they stood was a certain distance from the window. After the sound of footsteps, the girl who vaguely guessed who was outside the door, left before she had time to call Sakata Yin, panicked, and could only reach out and push them behind the screen. Under the puzzled eyes of the two, their index fingers touched their lips and made a silent movement.

Just before I stood up straight and had no time to smooth out my kimono, the paper door was suddenly opened, and the strong light from outside the room came in unscrupulously.The knock on the door just now was just a reminder, there was no need for the girl's reply, and there was only one person who could walk through the Kujo mansion so freely.

"Father." She bit her lower lip lightly, lowered her eyelids to suppress the worry in her eyes, and called softly.

"Why don't you turn on the lights in the house? Xia Shi." The man standing at the door was wearing a blue kimono and dark blue feathers, and was a civil servant in the court. Although he didn't look weak like his brother Qingji, he was still very He looks weak, but his tone is indifferent and indifferent which is completely opposite to his image.

"I just came back, I didn't notice it." Jiujo Xiashi replied, and went forward to turn on the light switch. Her father Jiujo Cang glanced at her, walked to the middle of the tatami, and sat down cross-legged.

"Do you want tea, Father?" The girl asked again, although she didn't have tea in her room, the reason why she asked this question was because she already knew the answer, and it was just an expression of politeness.

"No need." He replied indifferently. After Jiutiao Xiashi also sat down, Jiutiao Cang continued to speak, "I heard from people in the mansion that you went to worship that traitor again today."

"..." There was a slight pause, and she nodded, acquiescing to her father's statement about that person as a "traitor".

"Xia Shi, the imperial court and the shogunate have very low evaluations of your actions this time. The task of eliminating the three leaders of the Changzhou Domain and cooperating with the Heaven and Man to capture the North District is only half completed." Jiutiao Cang said coldly. , "Besides, there are some bad rumors in the public, and you finally got the shameful opportunity to wash away the disciples of the 'traitors', but you messed it up, and it also affected the prestige of the Jiutiao family in the public, what are you going to do? "

"..." She opened her mouth slightly, but finally closed it, unable to speak. Although her father's words were harsh and harsh, there was no mistake, and there was no room for excuse.

"Forget it, the matter has come to this point, and I have no intention of continuing to pursue it." Frowning, Jiu Tiao Cang calmed down after a long while, "The people from Tianzhaoyuan came to you?"

"...Yes." Thinking of Sakata Gintoki and Terao Taro hiding behind the screen, Kujo Natsumi replied hesitantly.

"I've heard a little bit about the plans of the shogunate." As for Amaterasu-in, which apparently belongs to the shogunate, Kutiao Cang stood up and looked down at the girl, "The real power of the public has been almost diluted in the past hundred years. , The world of the public family has become the world of the shogunate, and this time the combination of public and military is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us, we cannot let it go, so I want you to fully cooperate with the shogunate, understand?"

"I understand." Kutiao Xia Shi kowtowed, "Please go slowly, Father."

When the paper door was closed again, the girl stood up and walked towards the knife stand, took out the samurai sword from above, turned her head sideways, and Sakata Gintoki had already led Terao Taro out from behind the screen.

His red eyes just looked at her quietly like that, his emotions fluctuated, and he didn't say anything.

There is no need to say anything.

Yes, as she said, there was nothing to talk about from the beginning.

Because the two are destined to be two intersecting lines that once intersect and never meet again.

It is fate that they embarked on different paths.

Kujo Natsumi threw Sakata Gintoki's samurai|sword to him, and after he grabbed the samurai|sword in a hurry, he smiled slightly: "Hey, Gintoki."

Because of her sudden change of address, the slightly startled man raised his eyes to look at her.

"The next time we meet, we'll be on the battlefield." She lost her pretense and sharpness, her expression and tone were very calm, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her.

"Ah, um." He faltered, and he responded.

"Take Terao Taro and leave, so I won't be taken hostage by me." Eyebrows curved, she even joked leisurely, but soon, she restrained her expression again, and said seriously, expressionlessly , "This is the last time I will let you go, next time, see you on the battlefield."

"...Okay." After a long time, he nodded.

After Sakata Gintoki and Terao Taro had both left, she finally couldn't hold on anymore, leaning against the wall and slid on the tatami, recalling the hazy message from the daytime, hugging her knees, and buried her head in her arms for a long, long time They didn't move again.

Sorry, silver.

They are using you until the end.

"See you on the battlefield" is just her deliberate misleading.

And the real order she received was to send his teacher, Yoshida Shoyo, to be executed in Edo.